Forensic psychotherapy
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Voices from Captivity
Incarceration from Siberia to Guantánamo Bay
J E Thomas
Offering insight into the unseen world of life in prison, this book presents a broad range of first-hand testimonies of people writing from prisons and concentration camps over a number of centuries and from different countries. Organised thematically, it covers feelings on being locked up, how to deal with staff, and sex in captivity. Learn More2018, Paperback / softback, 8.98in x 6.06in / 228mm x 154mm, 432pp, CA$35.95ISBN: 97817859249892018, Ebook, ePUB, 424pp, CA$35.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-884-5 -
Violent States and Creative States (2 Volume Set)
From the Global to the Individual
Edited by John Adlam, Tilman Kluttig and Bandy X. Lee. Prologue by Estela Welldon. Epilogue by James Gilligan.
In considering the different states in which individual acts of human violence take place, this thorough analysis reveals the opposing state of violence to be creativity. With contributions across a range of disciplines, this is the first integrated approach to move beyond merely mitigating violence to fostering creativity as a means of prevention. Learn More2018, Ebook, ePUB, 576pp, CA$130.00ISBN: 978-1-78450-303-12018, Multiple-item retail product, 9.92in x 7.32in / 252mm x 186mm, 544pp, CA$130.00ISBN: 9781785920479 -
Violent States and Creative States (Volume 1)
Structural Violence and Creative Structures
Edited by John Adlam, Tilman Kluttig and Bandy X. Lee. Prologue by Estela Welldon.
In considering the different states in which individual acts of human violence take place, this thorough analysis reveals the opposing state of violence to be creativity. Volume 1 covers structural and symbolic violence, with violent states and State violence, and with creative responses and creative states at the local and global levels. Learn More2018, Paperback / softback, 9.72in x 6.97in / 247mm x 177mm, 280pp, CA$70.00ISBN: 97817859256412018, Ebook, ePUB, 280pp, CA$70.00ISBN: 978-1-78450-967-5 -
Violent States and Creative States (Volume 2)
Human Violence and Creative Humanity
Edited by John Adlam, Tilman Kluttig and Bandy X. Lee. Epilogue by James Gilligan.
In considering the different states in which individual acts of human violence take place, this thorough analysis reveals the opposing state of violence to be creativity. Volume 2 explores violent states of mind, behavioural or subjective, interpersonal violence and the fine distinctions between violent and creative states of mind. Learn More2018, Paperback / softback, 9.72in x 6.93in / 247mm x 176mm, 264pp, CA$70.00ISBN: 97817859256582018, Ebook, ePUB, 264pp, CA$70.00ISBN: 978-1-78450-968-2 -
Bad Psychology
How Forensic Psychology Left Science Behind
Robert A. Forde
Robert A. Forde challenges widely held yet flawed views in the field of applying psychology to criminality. Here, he exposes the lack of evidence behind current policy and practice, the commercial and professional interests which maintain the status quo, and demands alternative approaches from the field of forensic psychology. Learn More2017, Paperback / softback, 8.50in x 6.38in / 216mm x 162mm, 304pp, CA$19.95ISBN: 97817859223052017, Ebook, ePUB, 304pp, CA$19.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-505-9 -
The Theory and Practice of Democratic Therapeutic Community Treatment
Steve Pearce and Rex Haigh
Offering step-by-step templates and tried-and-tested methods, this is the first treatment manual to show how to successfully set up and run a democratic therapeutic community. Highlighting key principles, this is an essential resource for running therapeutic communities in an informed way that produces consistent benefits for patients. Learn More2017, Paperback / softback, 9.02in x 6.18in / 229mm x 157mm, 384pp, CA$49.95ISBN: 97817859220532017, Ebook, ePUB, 384pp, CA$49.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-483-0 -
The Reality of Recovery in Personality Disorder
Heather Castillo
A highly readable account of an innovative, person-centred, community-based approach to recovery from personality disorder, this book presents new and better ways of supporting people through the process. Documented experiences and first-hand accounts from The Haven Project prove the success of the project's method. Learn More2015, Paperback / softback, 8.90in x 6.14in / 226mm x 156mm, 336pp, CA$35.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-605-22015, Ebook, ePUB, 336pp, CA$35.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-071-9 -
Forensic Music Therapy
A Treatment for Men and Women in Secure Hospital Settings
Edited by Stella Compton Dickinson, Helen Odell-Miller and John Adlam
This book demonstrates diverse approaches from music therapy teams working in secure settings. Case studies provide evidence for the use of music therapy with a variety of client groups including adult and adolescent offenders, men and women with personality disorders and mental illnesses in low, medium and high secure treatment settings. Learn More2012, Paperback / softback, 8.98in x 6.22in / 228mm x 158mm, 256pp, CA$44.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-252-82012, Ebook, ePUB, 256pp, CA$44.95ISBN: 978-0-85700-539-7 -
Professional and Therapeutic Boundaries in Forensic Mental Health Practice
Edited by Anne Aiyegbusi and Gillian Kelly
For clinicians who work therapeutically with clients in forensic settings, the capacity to maintain boundaries is critical to safety as well as good treatment outcomes. The contributors to this multi-disciplinary book address the challenges of establishing boundaries in forensic settings to support practitioners in this aspect of their work. Learn More2012, Paperback / softback, 9.57in x 7.09in / 243mm x 180mm, 288pp, CA$59.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-139-22012, Ebook, ePUB, 288pp, CA$59.95ISBN: 978-0-85700-328-7 -
The Therapeutic Milieu Under Fire
Security and Insecurity in Forensic Mental Health
Edited by John Adlam, Anne Aiyegbusi, Pam Kleinot, Anna Motz and Christopher Scanlon
This groundbreaking book explores the psychodynamics and socio-politics of the forensic therapeutic milieu. Contributors describe the ethical, intellectual and emotional challenges of their work, providing readers with a theoretical and practical understanding of factors that help and hinder the development of effective therapeutic relationships. Learn More2012, Paperback / softback, 8.98in x 6.06in / 228mm x 154mm, 256pp, CA$59.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-258-02012, Ebook, ePUB, 256pp, CA$59.95ISBN: 978-0-85700-534-2